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Mildew damage on individual kernels of CWRS wheat. (GrainsCanada.gc.ca)

Canada resets mildew grading standards on milling wheat

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff October 9, 2016

Canada’s visual grading standards for mildew in Prairie milling wheat have been relaxed to reflect what’s now known about the actual quality of affected wheat. The Canadian Grain Commission on Friday announced new mildew guidelines, “effective immediately,” for western Canadian milling wheat classes, to allow for an “increased presence” of mildew in visual guides and […] Read more

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MGEX spring wheat futures pull away from winter wheat

By Phil Franz-Warkentin October 4, 2016

CNS Canada — Minneapolis spring wheat futures are pulling away from their winter wheat counterparts, as quality issues with the North American spring wheat crop bring in protein premiums, according to an analyst who said there was more room to the upside in spring wheat. Kansas City and Chicago winter wheat contracts hit 10-year lows […] Read more

Khaled Hanafi, Egypt’s minister for supply and internal trading, shown here at a meeting Tuesday, has resigned in the wake of the country’s ongoing probe into purchases of local wheat. (MSIT.gov.eg)

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Egypt’s wheat corruption scandal takes down supply minister

By Eric Knecht, maha-el-dahan August 25, 2016

Cairo/Abu Dhabi | Reuters — Egypt’s Minister of Supply Khaled Hanafi has resigned amid the highest-profile corruption case since President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi came to power in 2014. Hanafi’s resignation is the most senior-level fallout from a probe into whether millions of dollars intended to subsidize farmers were used to purchase wheat that did not […] Read more

An aerial photo shows 25 to 30 of the antique threshing machines at the July 31 Harvesting Hope world record attempt at the Manitoba Agricultural Museum. (Shaylyn McMahon photo courtesy Harvesting Hope)

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Manitoba threshing bee yields new world record

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff August 2, 2016

Owners and operators of antique threshing machines unofficially cracked the world record for a threshing bee at a fundraising event Sunday for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank and Manitoba Agricultural Museum. The Harvesting Hope event, held at the museum site at Austin, about 45 km west of Portage la Prairie, saw 139 threshing machines run simultaneously […] Read more

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Weak U.S. wheat futures watching European crops

By Phil Franz-Warkentin July 26, 2016

Commodity News Service Canada – U.S. wheat futures are trading just above their weakest levels in 10 years, but the lows may be in for the time being as funds are already holding large short positions and attention turns to problems with the European crop. “We’re really just following the EU,” said wheat-broker Austin Damiani, of […] Read more

On the U.S. East Coast, home to some of the country’s biggest pork production, ships carrying UK feed wheat have been unloading volumes not seen in years.

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Poor-quality world wheat headed for feed

Black Sea export shipments are discounted $25 a tonne to corn

By Karl Plume July 20, 2016

Reuters — From the heart of the U.S. big farm belt to Colombia, Vietnam and Indonesia, livestock producers are snapping up wheat damaged by bad weather or low in protein, providing pigs and poultry with grain more often milled for making bread. The increased global purchases of cheap, poor-quality wheat for animal feed comes as a […] Read more

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Manitoba winter wheat in good shape

Group pushes for national wheat research strategy

By Jade Markus July 19, 2016

Commodity News Service Canada — Despite heavy rains throughout July, Manitoba’s winter wheat is in good condition moving into desiccation, the head of an industry group says. The Manitoba winter cereals group is also preparing for an upcoming government program by working alongside other Canadian wheat commissions. “Everybody is still pretty happy. The winter wheat can […] Read more

(Michael Thompson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

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Bumper winter wheat harvest ill-timed for U.S. farmers

By Julie Ingwersen July 15, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Record-high yields are helping U.S. farmers to harvest a bumper crop of hard red winter (HRW) wheat, the most common variety here, but prices have tumbled as the world is awash in supplies. The quality of the crop is also causing headaches for flour millers, who may have to buy more […] Read more

A rye cover crop. (Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

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Favourable conditions boost Manitoba winter cereals

By Jade Markus June 2, 2016

CNS Canada –– Favourable weather throughout spring and winter has allowed Manitoba’s winter cereals to flourish, according to the head of an industry group. “People are bragging about their fall rye,” said Jake Davidson, executive director at Winter Cereals Manitoba. “Wheat is also excellent.” A relatively warm spring with few cold snaps and a mild […] Read more

Stripe rust can cause significant yield losses for wheat growers. (Yue Jin photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

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Pearce: Stripe rust in winter wheat is Ontario’s biggest threat

By Ralph Pearce May 29, 2016

Normally, stripe rust in winter wheat isn’t a huge problem for growers in Eastern Canada, and particularly in Ontario — at least, not at this stage of the growing season — but the 2016 growing season isn’t shaping up to be “normal” either. For now, the immediate challenge before growers is to get out and […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end lower on profit-taking, technicals and flat cash prices

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Wheat bids pressured on multiple fronts

Conservatives call for approval of emergency strychnine use

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end lower on profit-taking, technicals and flat cash prices

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Canada resets mildew grading standards on milling wheat

MGEX spring wheat futures pull away from winter wheat

Egypt’s wheat corruption scandal takes down supply minister

Manitoba threshing bee yields new world record

Weak U.S. wheat futures watching European crops

Poor-quality world wheat headed for feed

Manitoba winter wheat in good shape

Bumper winter wheat harvest ill-timed for U.S. farmers

Favourable conditions boost Manitoba winter cereals

Pearce: Stripe rust in winter wheat is Ontario’s biggest threat

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